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... lost in Modern America: a close sense of community, strong work ethic... the ability to be self sufficient... making our own clothes and tools... growing and preserving our own food... children who always obey and respect their parents... I also admire families who opt to live a traditional lifestyle--as long as its THEIR CHOICE. If people are only doing it because they're threatened with shunning or hellfire if they choose otherwise... well I must say I feel more pity ...

We arrived late in the day in Gettysburg, set up camp in the local RV park nearby, and raced over to the nearest battlefield to catch the evening light. Spine already tingling from the palpable energy here, I grabbed my camera, ran out into the field, propped up camera on the fence and shot this in camera HDR. In seconds the light was gone.

... very connected with the hourly worker hauling boxes in the frigid warehouse. "Never forget where you came from, my mother always told me" Nowadays, he says, it's hard to find serious workers--or even serious supervisors. The new generation is used to having it easy. Something I've been hearing a lot lately. I would've thought that after the economic crisis, young folks would value the opportunity to be able to work hard and earn a good wage, but that ...

... very ugly streets with metal hardware shops etc that look like they were built in 2 days. There is a little Middle Eastern store run by an Egyptian guy that looks interesting--but it's not very well stocked... I'd never visited the Mechanicsburg Museum, so I guess I'd better do it now. It's basically a one room old railway station, honoring the importance that the Cumberland railway played in the development of ...

Our first full day in Gettysburg, we headed to the Lincoln Diner in town to get a bite to eat before we started our day. We bought a Book and CD and took the self-driving tour though out the battlefields so that we could take our time. And time it took!! But all of it worthwhile. There are approximately 25 square miles of battlefield in Gettysburg. Imagine having to trudge though that back ...